"Our students, faculty and staff have created an extraordinary environment where the boundaries of game design are being expanded each day, and I am thrilled that they have once again been singled out for their efforts."

According to the university's press release, between 20 and 40 new games come out of USC every year.

The university's video game programs involve the Interactive Media Division of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the GamePipe program in the Department of Computer Science at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.